The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-02-16

Club minstrels of st. Albans at Blanchard
Opera-house Saturday evening OF this week,
and, Judging from present indications, al
most everybody is going. Everybody should
therefore be the first to secure seats, the sale
of which will open at the Phinney bookstore
at nine o'clock tomorrow CThursday) morn
ing Positively not more than twenty-five
tickets will be sold to any one person
EAST STATE street was brilliantly illumn-
ated Monday and Tuesday evenings with
two rows of torches, extending the entire
length of the hill. The coast was in fine
condition, having been thoroughly iced
since the last storm, and the zero weather
made the enlivenng sport thoroughly en-
joyable, and it was participated in by large
numbers. The Marvin toboggan slide is in
better condition than at any time before
this winter, and here, too, was found jolly
company. Freedom from serious accident
has thus far been happy feature of the
| Marvin slide, and so long as the managers
| exercise the same vigilance to effect this
which has been observed hitherto there
can be little danger to life or limb
THE Bangor (Maine) letter in the Sunday
Globe of February 13 contained the follow
ing: "This has been phenomenal week at
the Opera-house in Bangor, the city and
| many of the surrounding towns in fact,
having gone wild over BristoPs equescur-
| ricuum. The sign standing room only ,
has been in use at nearly every perform
ance, something never before known when
| an attraction has been in the house for a
whole week. Excursion trains have been
run for the past three days from Ellsworth,
Bucksport, and Oldtown, bringing large
crowds to the show. Even the children
have been carried away by the occasion,
and the crowds have waited after the per-
formance to see them go on the stage and
ride and climb over the horses and ponies at
| inv ifufi of hn
Bristol's wonderful horses will appear at
Blanchard Opera-house in March
THE annual meeting of Gamaliel Wash
burn Lodge of Perfection, Ia, A.. A. s..
r., was held at Masonic hall on Tuesday
evening of last week, when officers for the
ensuing year We're chosen, as follows: James
e. Curran, 32o, T. p. G.. NJ; James L. Sa
bin, 32o ID. G. NJ; Charles A. Barnard, 32o
V. S. G.. W.; George l.. Lane, 800, V. j.
G. w. j. w. r. Washburn, 800, CIR. orator
Frank II. Bascom, 33o, CIR. treasurer
Charles III. Heaton, 33o, CIR. secretary; Dan
S. Wheatley, IA, G.. NJ. of c.; Aaron j
Kliwausky, IA, Cir hospitaler; Hiram S
Smith, 800, CIR. c ofG.; II. T. Whitney, 16o,
CIR. organist; James A. Erwin, 32o CIR
tyler. After banquet the oflicers-elect
were installed by Past L. p. G. NJ, Henry
Lowe, 32o. There have been large addi
lions to the membership of the lodge dur
ing the past year, anG its present standing
is most excellent
THE Central Vermont railroad will
sell round-trip tickets from the station,
named, including admission to the minstre
entertainment at Blanchard Opera-house
Saturday evening, by the Owl Club of st
Adams, as follows: Bethel, $40; Randolph
&1.45; RoXbury, ninety-ve cents; North
field, seventy cents: Middlesex, sixty cents
Waterbury, seventy-tive cents. Tickets
will be good going on all regular trains
Saturday, February 10Th, 1887; not good tt
return after that date. For parties from
Middlesex and Waterbury passenger-ca
will be attached to freight train No. "a
leaving Montpelier at the close of the per
formance. The night express (No. 60 will
stop at Northtield, Roxbury, Randolph ant
Bethel to leave passengers from these
points Parties desiring reserved seats car
procure them by addressing d. f. Long, a,
Montpelier, and parties holding railroad
tickets can have them exchanged for re
served seats by paying fifteen cents extra.
SEMINARY HILL.
A LYCEUM was held in the Seminar,
chapel Friday evening. The question, " Re
sOtced, That fancy exercise eXerts create
influence upon mankind than natural @ exer
cise," was ably discussed and decided mega
lively. - ID. A Graves, class of sc, als
Miss Elliot of Waterbury gave us a call ol
Monday. - Mr.. Fairbanks has accepte,
a good position in New York and Mr.. Rem
ington one in Hartford, CT. - Mex
Friday evening at eight o'clock Rev. l.
Dodd of the Vermont Conference will de
liver his popular lecture in the Seminar.
chapel The lecture is entitled A Trip t.
England" Mr.. Dodd is an unusually in
teresting speaker and we bespeak for him
large audience. Rev. j. ID. Beemal
gave us a call last week. - Miss Gordol
has returned home, on account of poo
health. - w. f. Butler, who was re
ported i'll last week, is somewhat better
- F. b. Kellogg, who went home som
time since on account of sickness, has re
turned.